SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE-BASED INTERACTION WITH COMPUTER SYSTEMS

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a computer-based system for authenticating a biometric sample associated with an individual; and

authenticating, by the computer-based system, the individual to a transaction account based upon a comparison of the biometric sample to a stored biometric sample associated with the individual.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the computer-based system, an image of a marker, wherein a marker comprises at least one of: a transaction instrument and a mobile communication device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the mobile communication device displays at least one of: an image of a transaction instrument, a transaction account identifier, a QR code, and a bar code.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticating further comprises:

receiving, by the computer-based system, an image of a marker;

retrieving, by the computer-based system and based upon the image of the marker, a saved image of a likeness;

comparing, by the computer-based system, the image of the likeness associated with the individual to the saved image of the likeness; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that the image of the likeness associated with the individual matches the saved image of the likeness.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticating further comprises:

comparing, by the computer-based system, the biometric sample associated with the individual to a database of biometric samples; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that the biometric sample associated with the individual matches a biometric sample stored in the database of biometric samples.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the computer-based system, at least one of: a personal identification number (PIN), a digital signature, and a secret gesture.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the authenticating further comprises:

retrieving, by the computer-based system and based upon at least one of the PIN, digital signature, and secret gesture, a saved image of a likeness;

comparing, by the computer-based system, a received image of a likeness associated with the individual to the saved image of the likeness; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that the saved image of the likeness matches the received image of the likeness.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising pairing, by the computer-based system, the stored biometric sample with the transaction account.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising pairing, by the computer-based system, at least one of: a personal identification number (PIN), a digital signature, and a secret gesture with the transaction account.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising approving, by the computer-based system, a transaction request based upon the transaction account.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the computer-based system, an offer to a client based upon the biometric sample.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computer-based system, at least one of a secret gesture, a digital signature, and a personal identification number (PIN); and

transmitting, by the computer-based system, an offer to a client based upon the at least one of the secret gesture, the digital signature, and the PIN.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising pairing, by the computer-based system, the transaction account with stored biometric sample by:

receiving, by the computer-based system, an answer to a secret question associated with the transaction account;

comparing, by the computer-based system, the answer to the secret question to a saved answer to the secret question; and

validating, by the computer-based system, the identity of the individual based upon the comparing.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising populating, by the computer-based system, an online form in response to receiving the biometric sample.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising rendering, by the computer-based system and on a client display, an icon associated with a marker in two dimensional space in response to a location of the marker in three dimensional space.

16 . The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, by the computer-based system, a transaction request based upon a motion of a marker in three dimensional space.

17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the computer-based system and to a client, two dimensional coordinates in response to a location of the marker in three dimensional space and html code associated with a website.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric sample comprises a transaction instrument.

19 . An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for authenticating, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the computer-based system, a biometric sample associated with an individual; and

authenticating, by the computer-based system, the individual to a transaction account based upon a comparison of the biometric sample to a stored biometric sample associated with the individual.

20 . A system comprising:

a tangible, non-transitory memory communicating with a processor for authenticating,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the processor, a biometric sample associated with an individual; and

authenticating, by the processor, the individual to a transaction account based upon a comparison of the biometric sample to a stored biometric sample associated with the individual.